听歌学英语｜Something Stupid

 

Something Stupid, 傻傻的爱，这首歌由英国70后著名歌手罗宾威廉姆斯(Robbie Williams)和澳大利亚60后著名演员妮可基德曼 (Nicole Kidman) 联手浪漫演绎。歌曲旋律轻松明快, MV浪漫温馨，加上二人那种默契的眼神，每个节奏和音符都传递着那种恋爱初期的悸动：初次约会那种紧张和不确定性，再次约会的那种欣喜和对下次的期待，互送小礼物的那种惊喜和雀跃，初次亲密的那种尴尬和激情…

让我们一起来更深入地了解这首浪漫温馨的美曲，顺便轻松地学个英语. ( 以下黑体字为原歌词，蓝体字为作者解释和短评)

Something  Stupid

- Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman

I know I stand in line

Until you think you have the time

stand in line: 排队。这两句里 line 和 time 押韵 |ai| ;  

想和你约个会还得排队，等你有时间(you have the time)，

知道你有众多爱慕者.

To spend an evening with me

spend an evening with me: 和我共度良宵

And if we go someplace to dance

I know that there's a chance

You won't be leaving with me

dance 和 chance 押韵 |a:ns|;  

吃完饭后邀请你去跳个舞 (dance),

其实心理也明白其实你可能 (chance) 也不会今晚跟我一起回家 (You won't be leaving with me).

Then afterwards we drop into a quiet little place

And have a drink or two

drop into: 顺便去某地; 

跳完舞后，顺便找个安静温馨的地方 (a quiet little place) 去喝两杯 (have a drink or two);  

呵呵，这种事情, 过来人都知道，说是顺便，其实是早就策划好的.

And then I go and spoil it all

By saying something stupid

Like I love you

spoil: |spɔɪl|, 扫兴；

当然，这里是指恋爱者的内心，觉得自己最后却傻傻地说了句俗俗的“I love you”, 感到尴尬又扫兴，

实际对方肯定还是很高兴听到这句话的。

I can see it in your eyes

You still despise the same old lines

Eyes, lines 和 despise 都押韵 |ai| & |z|;

despise: |dɪˈspaɪz| vt, 鄙视；这里也还是指恋爱者的内心，

觉得自己前晚最后说的那句 “I love you” 老套俗气 (the same old lines), 

可能让对方鄙视.

You heard the night before

And though it's just a line to you

For me it's true

And never seemed so right before

night before 和 right before押韵押得堪称完美；

那句俗气得“I love you” 对你来说或许只是简单得一句话 (it's just a line to you), 但是对我来说却是内心真实表白 (For me it'strue)，

而且是从未有过的内心真实感 ( And never seemed so right before).

I practice every day to find some clever lines to say

To make the meaning come true

But then I think I'll wait until the evening gets late

And I'm alone with you

Say 和 late 押韵 |ei|, true 和 you 押韵|u:|;

我每天都绞尽脑汁去寻找华丽词藻(clever lines)  

来表达我内心的真实情感 (To make the meaning come true),  

后来想想，还是心动不如行动，

等到夜深人静 (I'll wait until the evening gets late)，

你我独处时(I'm alone with you).

 The time is right

Your perfume fills my head

time 和 right押韵 |ai|;  

The time is right: 时机已成熟

perfume fills my head: 香水撩人（有毒，哈哈）

The stars get red

And oh the night's so blue

星已亮，夜已蓝

此处两种颜色 red 和blue 用得特别攒，

非直译，又衬托出歌曲和氛围的画面感。

And then I go and spoil it all

By saying something stupid

Like I love you

I love you...

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作者简介：

Susan严：伦敦国王学院英语教学及实用语言学硕士，剑桥大学英语教学研究生文凭，现旅居伦敦从事英语教学工作。爱好旅游，已行走至30余国。作者公众号“活学”，微信号: e_progress .


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